{"id":25,"date":"2026-08-11T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:22:13","slug":"future-parents-and-family-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/future-parents-and-family-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Parents and Family Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"w-screen px-4 ml-offset-center mb-6 md:mb-space-xl\">\n    <div  class=\"wp-block-si-block-banner-text-image\" >\n         <section class=\"bg-white relative overflow-y-clip\">\n                              <div\n                  class='alignfull absolute bottom-0 z-0 h-[110px] md:!h-[285px] object-cover hidden md:block';\n                  style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/plugins\/plugin-wp-core-blocks\/images\/home_wave.png\");background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;'\n                  aria-label=\"Wave decoration background image\"\n                  title=\"Wave decoration background image\"\n                >\n                <\/div>\n              <div class=\"grid max-w-screen-xl relative px-4 py-8 mx-auto lg:gap-8 xl:gap-0 lg:pt-16 lg:pb-32 lg:grid-cols-12\">\n                                  <div class=\"default-banner-inner mr-auto md:pr-6 place-self-center lg:col-span-7\">\n                  <h1 class=\"w-full mb-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight leading-none md:text-4xl text-gray-800\">\n                    Future Parents and Family Members                  <\/h1>\n                  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"block lg:mt-0 lg:col-span-5 lg:flex copy h-[200px] md:h-[300px] rounded-md shadow-md bg-no-repeat bg-cover\"\n                style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Campus-in-fall.png');\n              background-position:50% 50%;\"\n                ><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n    \n                \n                            \n            \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>Is your student thinking about pursuing an education at Carleton University? Parents and family members of prospective Carleton students may be interested in&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;news and events, the admissions process or information on visiting Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-4 ml-offset-center\">\n<div  class=\"wp-block-si-block-vertical-tabs\">\n    <div class=\"md:max-w-[1200px] bg-white md:p-space-l my-space-l md:my-space-xl mx-auto rounded-lg\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-lg mx-auto si-block-vertical-tabs\" data-listtype=\"type-invert\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row md:min-h-[450px] md:items-stretch gap-2 md:gap-8\">\n                <!-- Tab Navigation -->\n                <div class=\"flex flex-col w-full md:w-1\/3 rounded-l-lg justify-start gap-2 md:gap-4\">\n                                            <button\n                                class=\"tab-trigger w-full text-left p-3 rounded-lg transition-colors bg-white text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 grow items-center line-clamp-3 overflow-hidden border md:border-0\"\n                                data-tab-index=\"0\"\n                        >\n                            News and Events                        <\/button>\n                                            <button\n                                class=\"tab-trigger w-full text-left p-3 rounded-lg transition-colors bg-white text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 grow items-center line-clamp-3 overflow-hidden border md:border-0\"\n                                data-tab-index=\"1\"\n                        >\n                            Campus Tours                        <\/button>\n                                            <button\n                                class=\"tab-trigger w-full text-left p-3 rounded-lg transition-colors bg-white text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 grow items-center line-clamp-3 overflow-hidden border md:border-0\"\n                                data-tab-index=\"2\"\n                        >\n                            Admissions Information                        <\/button>\n                                            <button\n                                class=\"tab-trigger w-full text-left p-3 rounded-lg transition-colors bg-white text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 grow items-center line-clamp-3 overflow-hidden border md:border-0\"\n                                data-tab-index=\"3\"\n                        >\n                            Visiting Ottawa                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Tab Content -->\n                <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-start md:w-2\/3 p-space-l bg-gray-100 flex flex-col md:flex-row md:gap-6 items-start md:max-h-[450px] rounded-lg\">\n                                            <div class=\"tab-content hidden\" data-tab-index=\"0\">\n                            <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between\">\n                                <div class=\"flex md:flex-col md:max-w-[60%] md:max-h-[400px] md:overflow-hidden md:justify-center\">\n                                    <div class=\"align-center items-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"text-sm text-red-600 font-medium mb-2\">\n                                            News and Events                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                <p class=\"text-gray-700 mb-6\">\n                                            Stay up-to-date with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest news and upcoming dates and deadlines<\/a>.<br><br>We offer a number of on- and off-campus events for future Carleton parents, family members and their students to discover Carleton University. <a href=\"http:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out our\u00a0upcoming events<\/a>\u00a0for future Ravens and their families!                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex md:mt-0 mt-space-m md:ml-space-m overflow-hidden\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dunton-Tower-across-the-Canal.png\"\n                                             alt=\"The Dunton Tower across the Rideau Canal on a cloudy day.\"\n                                             class=\"rounded-lg shadow-md max-h-[200px] md:max-h-[400px] md:h-[386px] object-cover\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-content hidden\" data-tab-index=\"1\">\n                            <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between\">\n                                <div class=\"flex md:flex-col md:max-w-[60%] md:max-h-[400px] md:overflow-hidden md:justify-center\">\n                                    <div class=\"align-center items-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"text-sm text-red-600 font-medium mb-2\">\n                                            Campus Tours                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                <p class=\"text-gray-700 mb-6\">\n                                            Carleton University\u00a0offers a variety of general and program-specific specialty tours throughout the year. Specialty tours provide you with the opportunity to learn more about your program of interest, view the facilities and meet with professors.<br><br>For more information and to register, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/campustours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Campus Tours webpage<\/a>.                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex md:mt-0 mt-space-m md:ml-space-m overflow-hidden\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Campus-across-the-Rideau-River.png\"\n                                             alt=\"Campus buildings across the Rideau River on a sunny day.\"\n                                             class=\"rounded-lg shadow-md max-h-[200px] md:max-h-[400px] md:h-[386px] object-cover\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-content hidden\" data-tab-index=\"2\">\n                            <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between\">\n                                <div class=\"flex md:flex-col md:max-w-[60%] md:max-h-[400px] md:overflow-hidden md:justify-center\">\n                                    <div class=\"align-center items-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"text-sm text-red-600 font-medium mb-2\">\n                                            Admissions Information                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                <p class=\"text-gray-700 mb-6\">\n                                            The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Admissions Office<\/a>\u00a0offers the most up-to-date information on applying to Carleton.                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex md:mt-0 mt-space-m md:ml-space-m overflow-hidden\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-95.png\"\n                                             alt=\"Carleton University campus sign\"\n                                             class=\"rounded-lg shadow-md max-h-[200px] md:max-h-[400px] md:h-[386px] object-cover\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-content hidden\" data-tab-index=\"3\">\n                            <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between\">\n                                <div class=\"flex md:flex-col md:max-w-[60%] md:max-h-[400px] md:overflow-hidden md:justify-center\">\n                                    <div class=\"align-center items-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"text-sm text-red-600 font-medium mb-2\">\n                                            Visiting Ottawa                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                <p class=\"text-gray-700 mb-6\">\n                                            You may be interested in coming to campus for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campus tour<\/a>. If you\u2019re planning on visiting the Ottawa area,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/futureparents\/visiting-ottawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view our resources<\/a>\u00a0on finding a great place to stay and things to do in Canada\u2019s capital!                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex md:mt-0 mt-space-m md:ml-space-m overflow-hidden\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/parents-family\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Ottawa-tulip-festival.png\"\n                                             alt=\"Ottawa Tulip Festival with the Parliament visible in the background.\"\n                                             class=\"rounded-lg shadow-md max-h-[200px] md:max-h-[400px] md:h-[386px] object-cover\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your student thinking about pursuing an education at Carleton University? 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